Rabbit in the Snow beneath the Moon 月下の兎

A white rabbit with a red eye crouches at lower right among pale blossoms and budding branches, while a large grey-blue moon rises behind stylised clouds. Columns of handwritten Japanese verse and a red seal sit at left, and the print has a soft, delicate palette.

Look closer: A red artist's seal sits in the lower left corner beside the signature.

Artist

Katsushika Hokushū 葛飾北秀

Date

1819

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3431 × 3809 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929